Following up the China Edition Ghost that debuted at Shanghai, the Tangelos in Goodwood are paying further tribute to the Western World’s future Middle Kingdom overlords in the form of the Year of the Dragon Collection. The exterior features a dragon-embellished, hand-painted pinstripe—or, in Anglo-luxe parlance, “a dragon coachline”—inspired by the Forbidden City. Not bad-ass and/or St. George–threatening enough for you? There’s more.

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The Year of the Dragon Phantom also features the dragon repeated in the headrest embroidery (done by hand, natch), a dragon inlay in the passenger-facing dash panel, and LED-illuminated sill plates that read “Year of the Dragon 2012.” We’re just curious as to why Rolls is offering it now, given that the Year of the Dragon began on January 23. Then again, if there’s one thing we know about dragons, it’s that they appear when you least expect them.